Beginnings

We all know the stories of how creative people get into the business of creating for a living, but how did they start using their imaginations in the first place? On the Beginnings podcast, writer and performer Andy Beckerman asks well-known and up-and-coming comedians, musicians, writers and artists about their earliest creative acts and about other formative childhood experiences.

On today's episode, we talk to Ian Roberts. As one of the
founding members of the Upright Citizens Brigade, Ian has been a
strong comedic force for over two decades. Beyond the sketch show
and the three theatres that bear the UCB name, Ian has been a part
of many fantastic films and shows. He co-wrote and starred
in...

On today's episode we talk to Ethan Berlin. Ethan is a writer
and performer based in New York City. Starting on the show
Crank Yankers in the early 2000s, he's since written for
Sasha Baron Cohen on Da Ali G Show, Lopez Tonight
and Billy on the Street among many other shows. Currently
he is the co-creator and executive...

Wowzers! On Tuesday, July 10th we hosted another
patented™ Beginnings: Live at UCB East, and
what a doozy it was! We had Dapwell, hypeman for the hip hop group
Das Racist as well as Das Racist labelmate Lakutis. Nick Vatterott,
a stand-up who's been on Conan and Jimmy Fallon
(as well as his own Comedy Central Half...

Live at the Del Close Marathon, which took place over the last
weekend here in New York City, we had the pleasure of talking to
one of our comedic idols: Matt Walsh! One of the founding members
of the Upright Citizens Brigade, Matt has been in a ton of films
from Old School to The Hangover, he's helmed a number of...

About the Podcast

We all know the stories of how creative people get into the business of creating for a living, but how did they start using their imaginations in the first place? On the Beginnings podcast, writer and performer Andy Beckerman asks well-known and on-their-way-up comedians, musicians, writers, artists and thinkers about their earliest creative acts, their formative childhood experiences, and how they've developed both creatively and emotionally over the years. Beginnings is part therapy, part philosophy and almost all fascinating (95% according to FDA studies).